Strategies for Renovating Science and Research Facilities for Higher Education: Dan Topping to Speak at ERAPPA 2022
In the 1950s and ’60s, colleges and universities expanded at an unprecedented pace, building millions of square feet of academic facilities that, 50+ years later, are in desperate need of renewal. Yet with capital budgets under enormous pressure, how do higher education institutions prioritize what to do first?
Daniel Topping, an NK Architects principal who specializes in the design of higher education and research facilities, will address questions like this along with Todd Miller, Assistant Vice President for Campus Planning, Design, and Construction at New Jersey Institute of Technology, at this year’s ERAPPA conference in Verona, NY.
“A Bright Future - In Old Buildings - Considerations for Renovations”
ERAPPA 2022
September 18–21, 2022
Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY
PANELISTS:
Todd K. Miller, Assistant Vice President for Campus Planning, Design, and Construction, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Daniel J. Topping, AIA, Principal, NK Architects
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Identify key planning decisions to aid in prioritizing, evaluating and enacting campus renewal projects.
Review aspects of aged campus buildings that enable repositioning for 21st Century use, and some that hinder proper utilization.
What are the factors that must be carefully considered to determine future program uses when a facility is renovated?
How to create the building blocks for a successful renovation project.